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7.5 Fund Management
Regulations on banking and investments will be published and distributed periodically to the various operating units in Section 9.0, Banking and Investments, of the Business Procedures Manual.
7.5.1 Banking
All depositories, where funds of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia are held in time and demand deposits, shall either give a depository bond in some acceptable security company qualified to do business in Georgia or, in lieu thereof, may deposit with some other depository satisfactory to the Treasurer of the Board of Regents securities of the following classes, the current market value of which shall be not less than 110% of the amount after the deduction of the amount of the deposit insurance:
- Direct obligations of the United States Government;
- Obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government;
- Direct obligations of the State of Georgia;
- Direct obligations of any political subdivision of the State of Georgia; and/or,
- Georgia municipal, county, or State of Georgia Authority Bonds acceptable to the Treasurer of the Board of Regents.
The president of each USG institution shall determine the bank or banks where funds are deposited through a best value competitive contract bid process to be undertaken every five (5) years. The president shall inform the USG chief fiscal officer of the bank or banks where funds are deposited. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of the Board to handle all details relative to the bank or banks furnishing the required depository protection.
The USG chief fiscal officer shall appoint a person or persons at each USG institution with authority to sign checks drawn on banks where funds of the respective institutions are deposited. Persons so appointed shall be authorized to sign any documents that may be required by the banks concerned.
The chief business officer of each USG institution and any other officer or employee who participates in the selection of the institution's depository (bank) are prohibited from serving on the governing boards of banks and other financial institutions if such banks or other financial institutions have or seek a commercial relationship with that institution.
A president of an institution may serve on the governing board of a bank or financial institution that does not have a commercial relationship with the institution. However, such a bank or financial institution will not be considered by the institution for establishment of a commercial relationship with that USG institution for not less than two (2) years after the termination of the president as a member of the board.
(BoR Minutes, 1949-50, p. 251; 1952-53, p. 365; 1970-71, p. 691; February 1996; April 2005; Oct. 2010)
18.104.22.168 Required Electronic Transfer of Funds
Electronic funds transfer is the required method for payroll payments to employees, making funds available to the employee by the authorized pay date, unless the employee can provide documentation of having an "un-bankable" status; i.e., the employee is unable to obtain a bank account. Direct deposit is defined as the electronic transfer of funds from the employer to a depository institution designated by the employee, which makes the funds available to the employee by the authorized pay date.
Electronic withdrawal of funds (auto-debit) is the required method of payment from retirees for benefit premiums; i.e., the payment is electronically withdrawn from an account at a depository institution that is designated by the retiree to the employer, occurring on a specified date each month. Where auto-debit is not possible, the USG System Office may review and authorize an appropriate alternative method of benefits premium payment.
(BoR Minutes, May 2011; May 2017)
7.5.2 Investments
220.127.116.11 General
It is the intent of the Board that each institution develop an investment policy that fosters sound and prudent judgment in the management of assets to ensure safety of capital consistent with the fiduciary responsibility each institution has to the citizens of Georgia and that conforms with Board of Regents investment policy. Each institution shall be required to have a written investment policy statement on file with the USG chief fiscal officer. The policy should be reviewed and updated at least once every two (2) years. Each institution shall submit an annual report on its investment performance to the USG chief fiscal officer that asserts that investments have been made in accordance with the institution's written investment policy.
184.108.40.206 Investment Objectives
The investment policy should specify overall investment objectives. There may be several different investment objectives depending on the type of funds to be invested and period of investment to be considered. These may include objectives that attempt to preserve the purchasing power of income and principal, maximize current income, or maximize capital values. Each investment objective should clearly state the time horizon for achieving investment objectives.
188.8.131.52 Investment Type
The investment policy should identify the general type of investments permitted under each investment objective. Investment must be consistent with donor intent, Board of Regents' policy, and applicable federal and state laws (BoR Minutes, April 2005).
18.104.22.168 Asset Allocation
The investment policy should include asset allocation guidelines that outline the asset classes and subclasses that will constitute permissible areas for investment of funds. The guidelines should indicate the maximum and normal distribution of funds among the different asset classes or subclasses and the rationale for selecting these criteria. Asset allocation guidelines should also be tied to the investment objective and consider the potential risks associated with different asset allocations. The investment policy should outline the factors to be considered when an institution proposes a change in asset allocation, such as during times of significant rate shift affecting the investment portfolio and instability in inflationary trends
18.104.22.168 Diversification
Diversification is fundamental to the management of risk and is therefore a pervasive consideration in prudent investment management. The investment policy should include a diversification plan that considers the asset classes and investment products to be utilized in an attempt to achieve desired return with an acceptable level of risk.
184.108.40.206 Spending Policy
The investment policy should include spending rules and relate these to investment objectives. Variables to be considered include the percentage of return allocated to prevent principal erosion by inflation versus the percentage to be expended currently.
220.127.116.11 Collateralization
The investment policy should provide for appropriate collateralization of invested funds, which, by law, require the pledge of collateral.
18.104.22.168 Management, Reporting, and Monitoring
Management's plan for authorization of investment activity, periodic reporting of investment activity, and monitoring of investment results should be outlined in detail in the investment policy.
22.214.171.124 Use of Investment Managers
Criteria to be used in the selection of investment managers and the evaluation of their performance should be described if the institution chooses to use outside investment managers. These criteria should address the investment manager's:
- Professional background and experience;
- Investment philosophy relative to the institution's stated investment objectives;
- Organizational structure and overall product line;
- Control with respect to ensuring that individual managers adhere to policy objectives and guidelines;
- Total size of managed assets;
- Record of performance measured against appropriate benchmarks; and,
- Ability to communicate results effectively and in timely fashion.
7.5.3 Loan Funds for Matching Purposes
USG institutions shall administer student loan funds in accordance with federal and state regulations and private gift documents. USG institutions may use money in student loan funds to match funds available under federal loan programs for loans to students when terms of the gift to the institution permit such use for matching purposes.
7.5.4 Sale of Securities
The USG chief fiscal officer, with the approval of the Chair or Vice Chair of the Board, is authorized and empowered to sell and assign, or request payment or re-issue of any and all United States securities of any description registered on the books of the Treasury Department, or registered securities with respect to which the Treasury Department acts as the transfer agency, now or hereafter held by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, or in any fiduciary capacity whatsoever, and also to sell and assign any such securities which the Board of Regents is, or shall be, authorized or empowered to sell and assign as attorney for, or other representative of, the owner thereof.
The USG chief fiscal officer, with the approval of the Chair or Vice Chair of the Board, is authorized and empowered to receive payment for any matured security and to reinvest the principal or the sum total in a like or similar security. The USG chief fiscal officer shall make reports of such transactions to the Board as information.
7.5.5 Georgia Eminent Scholars Endowment Trust Fund
The Board of Regents shall serve as trustees of the Georgia Eminent Scholars Endowment Trust fund, which shall, as provided by law, be a budget unit for the purpose of appropriation of state funds.
The funds appropriated to the Board of Regents under this program shall be used exclusively to endow academic chairs in an effort to attract eminent scholars to join the faculties of USG institutions. The criteria for persons selected to hold such chairs shall be established by the president of the institution concerned.
A total sum of not less than $1,000,000 shall be required to endow a chair under this program. The respective foundations of the institutions concerned shall be required to contribute not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of such amount ($750,000) and the fund shall contribute not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of such amount ($250,000). No funds shall be granted to a foundation except upon the express written condition that the funds and the earnings therefrom shall be used to endow an academic chair as provided herein.
Approved grants may be made to foundations previously established to enhance the educational purposes of the USG institution concerned. The income from the grant funds and the foundation funds contributed shall be used to endow academic chairs that shall be known as the Eminent Scholars Chair.
The funds received by a foundation for this purpose, together with the funds contributed by the foundation, shall be managed and invested by the governing board of directors of the foundation of the institution concerned and kept separate from other funds of the foundation.
Funds raised by the respective foundations to qualify for the grants may come from more than one donor, but the gifts of not more than ten (10) donors shall be aggregated to raise the minimum sum required ($750,000). All donations must be accompanied by a statement from the donor acknowledging that the funds donated will be used to endow a chair authorized under this program. USG institutions having chairs endowed by the fund may petition the Board to add the name of the donor or benefactor to the name of the chair (BoR Minutes, 1984-85, pp. 324-25).
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to downplay dueling court rulings over the validity of a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, but Republicans on Capitol Hill seized on the latest news as another reason the federal health care law should be scrapped.
Two appeals courts reached different conclusions on whether policyholders may use tax credits to buy coverage in the 36 states that use the federal health insurance marketplace.
The Obama administration quickly announced that consumers would keep getting the financial assistance for their premiums as it reviews the rulings.
"Right now there are millions of Americans all across the country who are receiving tax credits from the federal government as a result of the Affordable Care Act that is making health care more affordable for them," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. "And while this ruling is interesting to legal theorists, it has no practical impact on their tax credits right now."
On Capitol Hill, Republicans focused almost solely on the ruling against the tax credits by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, pushing once again for the law dubbed Obamacare to be repealed.
"For months, people all across this country have seen firsthand the flawed and ineffective implementation of Obamacare: in their skyrocketing premiums, lost coverage, limited access and regulatory inefficiencies," said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, the chair of the House of Representatives Republican Conference. "It's time to listen to the American people, enact real health care reforms and start over. This law does not work."
Tuesday's rulings may have led to some uncertainty in the law and provided additional ammunition for Republicans, but the chance of repeal or even significant changes is nonexistent while Democrats control the Senate.
A Democratic-controlled Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act without Republican support in 2010 and the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law two years later. The debate over the measure has continued nonetheless.
Even before the conflicting court decisions, Republicans cited the repeated delays in implementation as reason enough to get rid of the law.
House Republicans recently announced that they'd sue Obama, accusing him of exceeding his authority by delaying until 2015 the so-called employer mandate, which requires companies with 50 or more workers to offer health insurance or face fines.
House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that the Republican-controlled House would proceed next week to authorize the lawsuit "to uphold the rule of law and protect our Constitution."
"President Obama's health care law is completely unworkable. It cannot be fixed," said Boehner, an Ohio Republican. "The American people recognize that Obamacare is hurting our economy and making it harder for small businesses to hire, and that's why Republicans remain committed to repealing the law and replacing it with solutions that will lower health care costs and protect American jobs."
In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit concluded that the administration had stretched the law too far in extending the subsidies through the HealthCare.gov website for people in states that use the federal exchange.
But in a unanimous decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., said the extension of the tax credits in a rule by the Internal Revenue Service is a "permissible exercise of the agency's discretion."
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said the D.C. court decision was consistent with the committee's findings that the IRS and the Treasury Department didn't conduct a thorough analysis of the statute or its legislative history and intent before "cobbling an ad hoc legal rationale for a key provision of the president's health care law."
Many Democratic lawmakers were largely silent on the court rulings Tuesday.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., released a statement on health care but, not surprisingly, chose only to concentrate on the favorable Richmond ruling, which she said affirmed the intent of the law to make quality, affordable health insurance available to every American.
"We are confident that as these cases advance, the plaintiffs' obviously false interpretation of the law will be exposed as the baseless and desperate Republican distraction that it is," she wrote.
The Justice Department will seek a hearing from the full 11-member appeals court in D.C.
Earnest said the administration was confident in its legal case.
"There's a lot of high-minded case law that's applied here," he said. "There's also an element of common sense that should be applied as well, which is that you don't need a fancy legal degree to understand that Congress intended for every eligible American to have access to tax credits that would lower their health care costs, regardless of whether it was state officials or federal officials who were running the marketplace."
David Lightman contributed to this article.

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Addictive, decadent and rich – nothing to detract from the pure chocolate taste – complemented by the raspberries and liqueur – this chocolate cake is indeed to die for!
This recipe is a little short of direction in method and so it may not be possible to follow this one at home yourself. It makes approximately 8 portions of the dark chocolate and 20 portions of the white chocolate parfait.
The Hot Chocolate Macaroon was a welcome break from the rain and cold outside, I always think a cold day should be lifted with chocolate.
Very simple, very light and impossible to resist. This is apparently one of the most popular puddings ever served at The Old Vicarage.
Pure art in every sense. From the amazing architecture of this breathtaking restaurant and hotel at the top of a hill to the presentation and flavour of this dish. What an experience to be savoured.
A nice twist to this chocolate tart with the addition of fruits. The recipe provided by The Horn of Plenty does not state the cocoa percentage chocolate they use although I consider the higher 75%-85%
RECIPE INGREDIENTS (Serves 6-8)
White Chocolate & Cherry Delice with Lime Syrup.
I enjoyed this great chocolate dessert one evening with Italian friends whilst in Pisa. Lorenzo, owner, helped choose the wine to accompany each course and a few bottles to take away with us from his expansive..
Chocolate combined with spices is how chocolate was first consumed and it is no wonder when you experience this type of recipe. Head Chef, Peter Gorton gave me his own comments on this dish..
A rich chocolate tart that goes a long way as just a small slice will give the most ardent chocaholic a complete chocolate fix.
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When one tries to put a 7/16" bolt through a 7/16" hole, or any other combination when a bolt or rod of Diameter A is attempted to insert into a hole of Diameter A.
by BallisticEng August 18, 2011
The art of getting unbelievably drunk, whereby one can not control their actions or body. One in a "Seaned" state will often be extremely violent to those he loves, and deny all responsibility thereafter.
Mate you were properly Seaned last night!
by Craggles121 April 24, 2011
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Visits Tethys Bioscience
Jan 22, 2013, 03:49 EST
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- California Congresswoman Barbara Lee recently visited Emeryville-based Tethys Bioscience, developers of the PreDx® test, the predictive multi-biomarker blood test that differentiates adults with prediabetes according to their 5-year likelihood of progressing to type 2 diabetes, enabling clinicians to focus additional attention on those at highest imminent risk of disease conversion.
Congresswoman Lee, who has been a strong advocate of biotechnology and medical innovation throughout her 8 terms in Congress, toured the Tethys Clinical Laboratory, where the PreDx test was developed and where over 150,000 PreDx tests have been processed since its commercial launch in 2008. In her comments to Lab personnel, Congresswoman Lee praised the important work that Tethys has done to enable the more effective prevention of type 2 diabetes, which has reached epidemic levels throughout the United States and within the local community.
"Tethys' work to identify and more effectively treat patients at the highest risk for type 2 diabetes is a welcome step forward in our shared mission to reduce the prevalence of this preventable disease," said Congresswoman Barbara Lee. "Type 2 diabetes, among other health conditions, remains widespread among low-income communities and communities of color, and I am optimistic that this work will lead to healthier families and communities in the Bay Area and across the country."
About Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Lee represents the new 13th Congressional District of California. During the 113th Congress, Rep. Lee will continue to serve on the House Appropriations Committee and will also serve on the House Budget Committee and the Steering and Policy Committee. She will continue to work to lift millions of Americans out of poverty, eradicate healthcare disparities, ensure that our country's budget is both fair and balanced, and to invest in the future of all Americans.
About PreDx®
PreDx® is a fasting blood test that combines the results of seven biomarkers implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes, plus age and gender, into a numerical score that predicts the 5-year likelihood of progression to type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes. Prediabetes, which currently affects over 79 million American adults, is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes, and is a precursor to the disease. Validated by the Tethys Clinical Laboratory (TCL) in a number of large populations, the PreDx test has been shown to be highly accurate in predicting likelihood of progression to diabetes, as well as a reliable method for monitoring the impact of lifestyle interventions in reducing that likelihood. PreDx test results are intended to be used in conjunction with other clinical information to aid healthcare providers in determining optimal prevention strategies to delay or prevent the onset of diabetes.
The PreDx test is currently performed exclusively by the CLIA‐certified Tethys Clinical Laboratory located in Emeryville, CA.
About Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 95% of diabetes cases, is a preventable chronic disease that afflicts 26 million American adults, and threatens an additional 81 million diagnosed with prediabetes, a condition that increases risk of developing the disease. Caused by defects in multiple biological pathways, type 2 diabetes is characterized by elevated blood glucose levels that result from the body's inability to properly utilize insulin, or to produce sufficient quantities of the hormone.
A chronic and debilitating disease, type 2 diabetes is associated with significant microvascular (e.g., eye, kidney, and nerve) and macrovascular (e.g., cardiovascular) complications, as well as an increased vulnerability for depression, Alzheimer's disease, a number of cancers and premature death.
About Tethys Bioscience, Inc.
Tethys Bioscience is a cardiometabolic diagnostics company that creates and commercializes biomarker‐based blood tests that predict likelihood of progression to chronic disease, and enable targeted intervention to forestall the onset of chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes. Tethys initiated sales of its first product – the PreDx® test – in 2009, and has processed over 150,000 tests to date. Additional products are in development to determine likelihood of first‐time heart attack, osteoporotic fracture and other cardiometabolic diseases. For more information about Tethys and PreDx test, please visit www.tethysbio.com.
Pamela Parkes
Tethys Bioscience, Inc.
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Solving Basic Trigonometric Equations
Lesson 8 of 16
Objective: SWBAT use inverse operations to solve trigonometric equations.
Big Idea: Students solve basic trig equations and face a great challenge in finding ALL the solutions by playing Around the World.
To warm-up for today's lesson, I want students to struggle for a bit with the fact that we can have infinite solutions to a trigonometric equation if we have no restrictions on the problem. To do this I am going to have students play an around the world game. Directions for this game are on page 2 of today's flipchart, Solving Basic Trigonometric Equations. The problem is on page 3.
Check out this video for more details: Solving Basic Trigonometric Equations Around the World Warm-up
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During today's lesson, I will lead students through Notes: Solving Basic Trig Equations. These notes were created by www.emathinstruction.com. The notes outline solving trigonometric equations in a way that works for my students. They also offer homework assignments that go along with the notes.
Special Note: www.emathinstruction.com posts their instructional resources for free, but their answer keys need to be purchased. Visit their site to learn more about purchasing answer keys.
Today's notes lead students through solving trigonometric equations by understanding the relationship between any given angle and its reference angle (MP7). It is very important that students understand that the trigonometric ratios for these two angles will always have the same absolute value. This is illustrated for students in Exercise 1. In class, I plan to model Problem (a), then I will ask my students to complete parts (b) and (c).
I also plan to model Exercise 2c for my students. I will draw two different rotation diagrams, on two different coordinate planes for the angles. My students had difficulty finding the measure of angle theta after they drew their rotation diagrams, and, wrote in the reference angle. To me, this seems so obvious:
- If the angle is in quadrant I, it will be the reference angle.
- If it's in quadrant II, it will be 180 degrees minus the reference angle.
- If it's in quadrant III, it would be 180 degrees plus the reference angle.
- And if it's in the fourth quadrant it is 360 degrees minus the reference angle.
I don't intend for my students to memorize the above. I want them to be able to recognize these relationships from the rotation diagram (MP5). Sometimes, simple hints can make a big difference. My first move is to remind students that each quadrant is 90 degrees. If this doesn't help, I ask students to "count it" with me from the initial side of the angle to the terminal side.
One common error in my classroom is students want to add the reference angle and 180 degrees when the angle falls is in Quadrant II. I find that establishing a consistent variable for the reference angle helps students to avoid this tendency. I found this helped my students to better see that the reference angle isn't necessarily the measure of the angle. The measure will be determined by the quadrant the angle falls in.
My plan is for my students to work through Exercise 3 individually. I will allow students to seek help from their tablemates if needed. During this time, I will sit down with students who are confused about the concept of reference angles. At this stage, I will help them to draw a rotation diagram. I hope that most really just need to see another example, or want me to verify their work. We will review Exercise 3 before all of the students move on to Exercise 4.
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As I was not going to have time to go over both questions in Exercise 4 before students left I had them do these as a closure to today's lesson. I had them do a Think-Pair-Share. I really felt that students should be able to solve the two-step trig equations in Exercise 4 without much guidance. So I first gave students one minute to solve either Exercise 4a or 4b (their choice). Then, I gave students two minutes to partner up with someone solving the same one and compare answers. Before departing, I asked two different pairs of students to present their solutions using the document camera, so that the rest of the class could quickly check their own work.
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Tonight I will assign Homework 6: Trig Equations for students to complete.


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On the Bookshelf
A week ago, I wrote a column called "Guilty Pleasures" about some of the baseball-related items I've collected.
I said I'd leave until another time a discussion of the books I have on the bookshelf. With nothing else going on, I might as well do that column now.
A lot of them are reference books. Every spring, I order from Baseball America their annual references — the Prospect Handbook, the Directory, the Almanac, and the Super Register.
BA recently updated a classic work called The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, which was last updated in 1997. It lists from 1883 forward every league for every year, the teams, their parent club affiliations (if any), win-loss records, manager, statistical leaders, and playoff results. It also has a "This Date in Minor League History" section at the end of each year; for example, on August 14, 1921, "First baseman Bunny Brief of Kansas City, American Association, was stopped by Minneapolis pitcher Grover Lowdermilk after having hit safely in 31 consecutive games." But you already knew that …
I also have the Angels Media Guides for every year except 1962. It shows up on eBay once in a while but the final bids approach $100 and I'm not that desperate.
For some time, I've been wanting to build a searchable online database of Angels historical minor league statistics. The BA almanacs have that data going back to the mid-1980s, but earlier than that I'm relying on The Sporting News Official Baseball Guide published every year. Those are also available on eBay, but I still have a couple holes left to fill.
The further we go back, the more fragmentary the available data, especially for the lower minors. I just renewed my membership with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and will try to rely more on those good folk to track down detailed records.
To complement the BA annual prospect books, I also order John Sickels' annual Baseball Prospect Book. John started years ago in the sabermetric community, and still relies on statistics for his analysis, but he's evolved to also include context, e.g. a player's tools, injuries, the opinions of professionals, and whatnot. For those who want an independent and knowledgeable opinion, John is a good choice. Unlike amateur fan sites and the stathead publications, John actually makes an effort to go out and see the players with his own eyes, although since he's based in Kansas most of the players he sees are in Midwest leagues. I trust his reviews of our players with Arkansas and Cedar Rapids.
It's out of date (published in 1993) and not entirely accurate, but a handy reference is Professional Baseball Franchises by Peter Filichia. Want to know if your hometown ever had a professional baseball team? You can look it up in this book. Before Gene Autry brought the Angels to town, Anaheim had a team in the California League (not the same as the current Cal League) in 1929, although the franchise moved to Pomona in the middle of the season. A new California League formed in 1941, and Anaheim had a charter team called the Aces, but the league disbanded with the outbreak of World War II. After the war, Anaheim had a team 1947-1948 in the newly formed Sunset League called the Valencias, but in mid-1948 the team moved to San Bernardino.
Yes, I have Moneyball, the quasi-fictional book about Billy Beane and the Oakland A's written by Michael Lewis. Although some treat it like a newly issued Third Testament to the Bible, if you go back and research the first year after its publication a number of articles quoted Beane and others as saying parts of the book were made up. Oakland tanked this year and Beane has spent much of the off-season trading experienced talent to replenish his farm system, which should be Exhibit A that Moneyball failed as a mad science experiment. But some people continue to blindly believe in it.
A more honest work about scouting is Dollar Sign on the Muscle, by Kevin Kerrane. Last updated in 1999, it could use an update.
Another excellent read is The Numbers Game: Baseball's Lifelong Fascination with Statistics, by Alan Schwarz. Lo and behold, baseball fans have been analyzing the game's statistics for well over 100 years, struggling since its origins to come up with useful measurements. The sabermetrics movement may claim it's cutting edge, but in reality it's no more than the latest generation.
Of course, a mandatory work for any Angels fan's bookshelf is Ross Newhan's The Anaheim Angels: A Complete History. Published in 2000, it too could use an update.
I enjoy books about baseball history, and have many of them, including a couple books on ballparks that long ago disappeared. Nobody gets weepy about football stadia or basketball arenas, but baseball parks are treated like cathedrals. Why we feel a sense of holiness entering a ballpark, I've no idea. But Susan Sarandon was right when she said in the opening scene of Bull Durham, "I believe in the Church of Baseball."
One of the best historical books I've read is Breaking Into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime by Jean Ardell. You can order the book through her website, www.jeanardell.com. Jean's husband Dan played in the Angels' minor leagues in the early 1960s, and had a token appearance with the parent club in 1961. Jean and Dan are very active in SABR and the annual NINE baseball conference held each spring in Tucson.
I have a couple technical books on baseball mechanics, including Ted Williams' classic work The Science of Hitting. And how many of you actually have the Official Baseball Rules on your shelf? I do.
Next time, I'll talk about the baseball videos I have — not just movies like Bull Durham but documentaries and some other obscure stuff you might want to add to your collection.
In closing … I mentioned upstream the database project. With the 2007 photos finally posted on-line, I have the time available to start working on it. Maybe within a week or two I'll have some sample pages for you to view.


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I am delighted to announce that Michael Wellman, of the University of Michigan, has agreed to join the magazine as the new Book Review Editor. I know that the book reviews feature will flourish under his stewardship, and I enthusiastically welcome him to the magazine.
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slow-cooked ribs on our Weber. Moi? I'm more of a Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip person. We are looking forward to having warmer weather, after Spring, when the infamous Salinas Valley winds should be dying down. Trying to grill, during the spring months, can be frustrating because the wind tends to blow out the fire.
Cook's Country Feb/Mar 2013 magazine, I took one look at their beautiful photo of these Honey Roasted Ribs and I fell in-love. I'm not a big fan of cooking ribs in water, before grilling them-- to me, they just taste boiled. Cook's Country has a different approach. The ribs are roasted on a rack, above a baking sheet that is filled with water. Covering the ribs with foil would, essentially, steam them. Okay, I'm game. It's that sticky honey glaze, though, that I honed in with total food lust. I love honey!
The marinade uses one cup of honey, scallions, soy sauce, mustard and a few other aromatics.
BONUS: Cleanup wasn't too hard. Because the baking sheet was foil-lined, I waited for the water to cool, then poured it out and removed the foil. A little soap and water and cleanup was done. The rack, however, takes a bit more work. It needs a bit of a soak and a gentle brush and the dishwasher. Good as new!


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This time last year Lindt took their Excellence range here in the UK and gave it somewhat of a makeover. The first part of this 'relaunch' saw them redesign their wrappers, updating and modernising the entire range. The second change was the introduction of two milk chocolate offerings - the reviews of which you can see HERE.
One year on, Lindt have introduced a further two new variants to their Excellence range. This time however, they have decided to expand the breadth of their range by making the inclusion to their dark and white chocolate parts of their portfolio. I found both of these Lindt Excellence White A Touch of Vanilla and Lindt Excellence Dark 70% Cocoa Mild bars in my local Sainsburys supermarket, where they were priced on a 2 for £2.50 promotion.
As ever, the Lindt Excellence presentation standards were phenomenally high, though I had issues taking the photos of the white bar due to just how bright both the chocolate and outer box were. Below are my thoughts on each of the two new offerings.
Lindt Excellence White A Touch of Vanilla
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This bar came described as 'Extra fine white chocolate with natural Madagascan vanilla aroma'. As far as I'm aware this is actually the first ever Lindt Excellence white chocolate bar to get distribution here in the UK. Luckily for me I have previously managed to get hold of some bars from Germany - the Coconut and Stracciatella both fine white chocolate in their own right. With these positives experiences, I have to say I was expecting a bit more from this 'Touch of Vanilla' offering. Texture wise the mouth feel and melt was still wonderful, however when it came to the taste I was a little underwhelmed by the very light flavours on offer. Thankfully it wasn't a cheap tasting white chocolate, dominated by a heavy sugar rooted contextt. Unfortunately, neither did it have the depth of cream or vanilla flavours desired. Strangely, for a Lindt chocolate I was left feeling underwhelmed. This was far from being a poor white chocolate, but the Coconut & Stracciatella Lindt offerings deliver a much more interesting experience.
7.9 out of 10
Lindt Excellence Dark 70% Cocoa Mild
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I did debate even bothering to review this bar, as I thought there was no way I was ever going to like it more than I did the original Lindt Excellence Dark 70% Cocoa. The bar came described as simply 'Extra fine dark chocolate' - nothing more, nothing less. According to the packaging, the mildness of the chocolate is driven by the 'extremely careful selection of mild cocoa beans'. There is no mention of where these beans come from, to be honest I'm still confused as to how they determine a normal cocoa bean to a 'mild' one!? ... I will leave that for you guys to answer! Anyway, as expressed by it's name this chocolate was indeed much lighter in taste compared to the original 70%. It still retained the myriad of earthy, coffee hints flavour notes, however in comparison they were less raw and intense. From a personal point of view this wasn't preferable as I prefer the stronger tasting chocolate. Those looking for a high level cocoa content chocolate with a lighter taste may be interested in what is on offer here though.
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The funeral for Bonnie Leonard will be Friday at 2 p.m. at 16th Section M.B. Church with burial in Lindsey Chapel Cemetery.
The Rev. Kenneth Casey will officiate.
Visitation will be today from 12 to 6 p.m. at West Memorial Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Leonard, 71, died on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at his home in Starkville.
He was a health care aid and of the Baptist faith.
Guests may sign the register online at: http://www.westmemorial.com.


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We've seen hints around the internet that Verizon would finally bring family data plans to its network in 2012, and yesterday we learned of solid proof that this is indeed the case. In a statement made to a group of investors, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo indicated that shared data plans would begin to be offered in the middle of this year.
While not a firm timeframe, the mid-2012 timeframe does indicate that we'll see group data plans hit Big Red before the back-to-school season kicks off in the fall. No word on pricing or migration strategies were given, though we expect Verizon will make this package available to new customers first and give existing customers the option to switch shortly after the feature is introduced.
We do know that not everyone will be migrated on day 1, as the new billing system will be a bit complex to administer and will take some time to get fully up to speed. Mr. Shammo indicated that a move to shared data plans is an important move in Verizon's ongoing transition to a fully-realized 4G LTE network.
We're excited to see what Verizon has up its sleeves when it comes to a shared data service. Hopefully it'll mean family plans that are more affordable for customers, as Verizon is currently known for having the largest, most reliable and most expensive 4G network.


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US Athletic Scholarship Information
|1. Approved NCAA
|The NCAA has a range of approved sports among three divisions. These sports include volleyball, baseball, swimming, fencing, soccer, field hockey, water polo, rugby union etc. The list of approved NCAA sports that can be awarded scholarships at colleges can be found by following the link below.
|Source: http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future
Note: Keep in mind that you do not have to be a national champion athlete to
receive funding play
sport at college. There are three divisions of ability, and you may find that a division II or
III school suit your sporting ability better than a division I programme. For Australian
student athletes, there is no opportunity to play netball or AFL in the US.
|2. Athletic Portfolio:
|Create a resume that includes notable sporting achievements and accolades from Year 8 onwards. Including representative teams made, results, tournaments attended as well as awards and any championships won.
|3. Footage:
|Source as much recent video footage as possible as well as notable footage from previous seasons. This material will be used during the recruitment process so that coaches are able to view your sporting performances.
You are required to take either the SAT or ACT standardised test in order to study in the USA.
|1. SAT exam:
|You can take it more than once if needed, and the best parts of the multiple tests can be used for the best overall score. The earlier the better, but you need to be prepared. You will need to buy or borrow a study guide for this. When you register choose to send your scores directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center. Choose code "9999" as your score recipient. There are 'Questions of the Day', practice questions, and practice exams available online for free: http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/
|2. ACT exam:
|Also research the ACT, and think about doing both. Research "SAT v ACT what should I take" http://www.actstudent.org/regist/outside/
|1. Register:
|with the NCAA Eligibility Center at: www.eligibilitycenter.org. This is where the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) certifies your academic and amateur credentials. Choose register on the home page. You don't have to finish this in one attempt. It will ask you to create a profile, and provide extensive information about your family, sport, schooling etc.
|2. Questions:
|You may be asked these question, and/or others: "Have you ever given permission to anyone other than a parent, legal guardian or coach to market your skills in field hockey?" or "Was any part of your payment based on whether you received an athletics scholarship, the value of your scholarship or admittance to a institution?" Make sure to answer correctly and get advice from professionals as the NCAA take scholarships and amateurism very seriously.
3. High School
|You will need to get an official transcript or copy of reports from Year 9. Make sure these reports are on school letterhead, and stamped and signed by a principal. Get two copies of each sealed in separate envelopes and have them stamp the seal so that it is obvious that it hasn't been opened. One sealed copy is to keep for when you apply to your chosen school, the other needs to be sent to the NCAA at the above address AFTER you have registered with them.
4. Sending
|You will also need to request that the Curriculum centre
in your territory sends this document directly to the NCAA (once you are
registered). The address is:
NCAA Eligibility Center
Specific NCAA Academic Guidelines for Australians:
International college-bound student-athletes must submit the following academic documents:
* Your academic records for Year 9 and up, in your native language and translated to English
* Proof of graduation, including certificates, diplomas or final leaving exams
* SAT or ACT scores
NOTICE: Many Australian students select a course or track of studies in Year 10 and may not be required
to continue the study of a specific subject such as social science, natural/ physical science or
mathematics. This fact does not excuse the student-athlete from meeting initial-eligibility
Source: http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/IS1516.pdf (Australian requirements
are on pages 20-25)
Social Media. Keep your Facebook/Twitter/Instagram accounts private if possible, and be conscious of your online activity. All universities have departments that search for your online presence so it's best practice to ensure it's clean and respectable.
Tips and Tricks for Applying for a US Athletic Scholarship
|Remember to keep your login information for all of the different sites in a safe place. E.g: Collegeboard, NCAA, ACT, SAT websites.
|Understand the various leagues and divisions of college sports. Within the NCAA, there are three different divisions, each with their own rules and levels of scholarships.
|The official recruiting season for the majority of sports begins on July 1st in the summer after junior year, and the process ends with the official admissions letter from the college/university.
|There are several possible stages of recruitment including initial identification, follow up email contact, phone contact, official or unofficial visits, letter of intent/scholarship offer, and official support from the coach.
|Do as much research as possible, the perfect school for you may be unexpected.
Brief Review of the US Athletic Recruiting Process
|Think about what your academic and sporting goals are.
|Create a list of priorities for the university you wish to attend; location, academic reputation, climate, social scene.
|Register with the NCAA eligibility center.
|Create an Athletic Portfolio that includes all leadership, extracurricular and sporting accolades.
|Research all possible universities that suit the list of priorities that you created.
|Initial email contact with coaches/universities of your interest; send them all necessary information such as times, videos, awards, as well as your updated Athletic Portfolio.
|Keep in regular contact with coaches of interest; fortnightly/monthly updates.
|Make sure to sit the SAT or ACT exam, as many times as you need to get a score that is satisfactory to you.
|Once you have made significant progress with a particular university/coach, begin to introduce the idea of official/unofficial visits.
|From this point on, the coach/university you have committed to may want you to proceed with applications in their own unique way.
|Apply to the university with support from the coach through the Common Application.
|Depending on the institution you will hear about your academic acceptance decision within 3 months after applying.
This information was provided to you by Crimson Education, a global mentoring company specialising in the US & UK admissions process, US sport scholarships, local med school entry and tutoring for high school curriculums. In Australia, Crimson Education has offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Support is provided online and the initial consultation with an Academic Advisor is free.


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Friday Nights @ OMCA
Oakland's popular weekly night market is back for a new year of fun and festivities! Join OMCA and Off the Grid on 10th Street every Friday starting January 10 for a taste of local music, food, art, and culture! Savor California beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages around the Koi Pond at the Blue Oak beer garden. Enjoy half-price admission, live music, hands-on activities for kids, and extended OMCA Store hours. Bring the whole family to OMCA for a sampling of the best in Bay Area curbside cuisine!
What to expect on January 31:
- Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter/actor Martin Luther playing live from 7 to 9 pm
- Twelve gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine
- Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden
- Resident DJ for the month, DJ Leydis, spinning hits on the 1s and 2s from 5 to 6:30 pm
- Family-friendly drop-in art activity: celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year and make your own paper lantern from 5 to 8 pm
- Story time with Oakland Public Library, on the last Friday of every month from 6 to 6:30 pm.
- Makers and Tasters Series: Whole Foods Market will kick off Lunar New Year with an Asian Vegetable and Fruit tasting that includes sautéed greens with aromatics as well as a sampling of a variety of citrus from 6 to 8 pm
- Afro-Urban dance class with Nkei Oruche of D-fuse Dance in the 10th Street Amphitheater from 6:30 to 7 pm
- Extended hours in the Galleries and special exhibitions
Cost: Half-price gallery admission for adults, ages 18 and under are free. Admission for Members is always free. Cash bar. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.
Transportation: OMCA is conveniently located one block from the Lake Merritt BART Station. Event parking is available at the Museum garage for a $5 flat fee after 5 pm.
Presented in partnership with Off the Grid: Lake Merritt @ OMCA.
Black History Month programs at OMCA made possible in part by generous support from Bank of America.
Makers and Tasters Series is made possible by generous support from Whole Foods Market.
Friday Nights @ OMCA is made possible by generous support from the Walter and Elise Haas Fund.


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Millions of Americans are having difficulty making ends meet, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll.
At the same time, though, "optimism about their personal finances in the coming year is the highest it has been in five years," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.
The survey found that 37 percent saw the state of the their 20 percent.
The 17 percent represents about 41 million Americans. On the other hand, 63 percent said their financial situation is strong or somewhat strong.
The poll also found "There are demographic differences. Not surprisingly, 30 percent of adults who earn less than $50,000 annually describe their finances as weak while only 5 percent of those who earn more say the same.
"Americans 45 to 59 years old, who may still be supporting their children while at the same time caring for parents, are more likely than other age groups to say their money situation is faltering. One in five members of this generation — 20 percent — says their household finances are weak."
The survey also found 9 percent found they're overwhelmed by debt--about 22 million people. Another 35 percent said they could manage the debt, while 55 percent saw their debt as under control.
"Again, income is key," the survey found. "Americans who earn less than $50,000 a year are four times more likely than those who make more to be overwhelmed by their level of debt. 16 percent of those with an annual salary less than $50,000 experience significant financial stress compared with only 4 percent who earn more."


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Volume 18, Number 6
September 2001
Minimizing Risks in Public Company Mergers and Acquisitions
By Judith A. Walkoff and Eric B. Rothenberg
The doctrine of corporate successor liability imposes the liabilities of a predecessor company on a successor entity when a corporation merges or consolidates with another company. In contrast, the general rule of successor liability in an asset purchase, where one entity acquires all or a portion of the assets of another entity, differs from the rules applicable to stock purchases, mergers, or consolidations in that the acquiring company is not responsible for the seller's liabilities.
With the boom in mergers and acquisitions involving publicly held corporations over the last decade, environmental lawyers are increasingly asked to conduct environmental due diligence on large corporations in very short time frames, using extremely limited information.
Environmental due diligence. A typical environmental due diligence review for the purchase of a nonpublic company, or the asset purchase of any company generally, includes the following activities:
- Review of environmental documents typically provided by the target company to identify on-site and off-site environmental liabilities, violations of environmental laws, and future regulatory requirements that could require significant expenditures in the near future.
- Searches of environmental databases relating to properties currently and formerly owned, leased, or operated by the target company as well as off-site disposal facilities.
- Use of an environmental consultant to perform a Phase I environmental assessment to identify areas of potential contamination at the facilities to be acquired and significant regulatory noncompliance.
- Conduct of Phase II soil, groundwater, surface, water, air, or asbestos testing at the facilities to be acquired, if warranted based on the Phase I findings.
- Review of historical acquisition and divestiture documents to identify retained or assumed environmental liabilities and indemnifications provided by or on behalf of the target company.
- Review of insurance policies and claims history to identify environmental liabilities and potential coverage for these liabilities.
- Review of lease agreements and environmental provisions of contracts to which the company is a party.
- Evaluation of new requirements under applicable categorical standards pertaining to air emissions, wastewater discharges, and hazardous waste management.
- Review of litigation files relating to any pending litigation, including toxic tort or diminution in property value suits.
- Review of self-audits.
Mergers and acquisitions involving public corporations present a unique set of challenges for conducting environmental due diligence for several reasons. There is typically a need to keep the proposed transaction confidential. There will be very limited access to individuals knowledgeable about the target company's environmental liabilities and compliance status. In addition, there is a substantially compressed time frame for conducting due diligence. Given the above challenges, what are an acquiror's options in this information vacuum?
Mechanisms for assessing a target company's liabilities. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures often are the most expedient way to obtain an overview of the target company's assessment of its material environmental liabilities.
Commercial online environmental databases are publicly available and can be accessed through a variety of commercial providers of environmental and legal research materials. Federal and state websites are useful to gather facility information, including whether the site is listed as a hazardous waste site. Searches should be conducted for currently and formerly owned, leased, or operated facilities; off-site disposal facilities to which waste was sent for treatment, storage, or disposal to identify potential Superfund sites where the target has been or may be named as a PRP; and any sites that are used by the target for toll manufacturing.
Requests for access to and copies of public documents can be made from federal regulatory authorities pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act. Relevant accessible information includes environmental permits; environmental compliance files; investigation and remediation reports that have been prepared by or submitted to regulators concerning releases of hazardous substances at properties currently and formerly owned, operated, and leased by the target; and information concerning off-site disposal facilities and Superfund sites. Newspapers, legal periodicals, and environmental, toxic tort, and insurance law publications are often useful sources of information regarding significant hazardous substance releases, penalties, lawsuits, and administrative and judicial enforcement proceedings and settlements.
A target company's website should be one of the first sources consulted for information. Of course, a company is easily able to determine the Internet service provider used by someone who searches the company's site. Depending on the sensitivity of the deal, you should consider using a noncompany Internet connection when conducting such a search.
The morning after. The scope of post-closing environmental due diligence should be similar to the scope of diligence typically conducted prior to closing a transaction. Additional actions include:
- Evaluating the reporting requirements of each relevant state.
- Conducting an environmental compliance audit to ensure that environmental permits are current, and have been transferred to the new entity; that the permits reflect current operations; and that each facility is in compliance with requirements of federal and state environmental statutes.
- Identifying and auditing off-site disposal facilities to which the company ships waste for treatment, storage, handling, or recycling for compliance with environmental laws, with a view toward minimizing future Superfund liabilities.
- Auditing toll manufacturing sites for compliance with environmental laws and tolling agreements to ensure that the agreements contain adequate protection against liabilities.
- Reviewing acquisition, divestiture, indemnification, escrow, and comparable agreements to identify areas of potential liability or noncompliance and whether any claims for indemnification can be asserted by the company for any matters identified during the pre-closing or post-closing diligence review.
- Reviewing insurance policies inherited in connection with the acquisition and identifying claims asserted for any pending environmental issues or potential liabilities identified in connection with the diligence review.
- Modifying the company's environmental compliance program to reflect the changes in the company resulting from the merger or acquisition and to include new facilities, operations, and personnel. A program should be developed and implemented shortly after a merger if an environmental compliance program does not exist. The program should be evaluated against the standards articulated in the Caremark decision to mitigate against shareholder claims.
There are a number of benefits to the proactive approach. Regulators are often sympathetic to the plight of the acquiring company and are willing to view the acquiring company as a new owner that was not responsible for the preexisting violation, as long as the "new owner" voluntarily discloses the violation and appears willing to correct the sins of the prior owner. The EPA will reduce penalties and will not add punitive fines to the standard penalties for companies that satisfy certain requirements.
One of the factors a court will consider in determining whether to hold a director personally liable for breaching his or her duty of care is whether the company developed and implemented an appropriate compliance program to detect violations of law. Implementation of an environmental compliance and auditing program could prevent directors from being held liable for breaching their duty of care.
Indemnifications from previous acquisitions or divestitures may provide coverage for identified matters. Identifying the issues earlier may allow the company to take advantage of an indemnification before it expires. Further, most insurance policies require claims to be made immediately upon the insured becoming aware of the underlying matter. Failing to follow through on an issue identified during preliminary due diligence could preclude coverage. Finally, it is particularly important to follow up on compliance and liability issues if a company intends to sell all or a portion of the company or its assets in the foreseeable future.
Judith A. Walkoff is a member and Eric B. Rothenberg is assistant manager of the environmental practice group in the New York office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
This article is an abridged and edited version of one that originally appeared on page 84 of Natural Resources & Environment, Fall 2000 (15:2).


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Heidi Klum knows how to let loose! During an appearance on The Tonight Show Jan. 23, the Project Runway host bragged about her table dancing skills — and then offered proof by shaking her hips on the host's desk.
"Have you ever fallen trying to get on the table?" Jay Leno asked the German supermodel after showing the audience a photo of Klum partying after the Golden Globes. "Has that ever happened?"
"No, because I've got skills," Klum said matter-of-factly. "It's easy. You just get up. You have to make sure you have a good person holding your hand, and then you dance."
Wearing a sleeveless black dress with sheer side panels, the 39-year-old danced to a live cover of Rihanna's No. 1 hit "Only Girl in the World" as Leno took mental notes. "You have to make sure you get a good stance," Klum instructed the 62-year-old comedian.
Leno also asked Klum about her love life, though he didn't mention her latest beau, bodyguard Martin Kirsten. "I've been married twice before. Maybe the third time's a charm, but I don't think so," said the catwalk queen, who was previously married to Ric Pipino and Seal. "The last time I got married every year. We got married so many times, so I think I'm over it." (Klum and Seal, 49, renewed their vows yearly before calling it quits in January 2012.)
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. EST on NBC. Project Runway returns for its 11th season Thursday, Jan. 24, at 9 p.m. EST.
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Q: What is the role and scope of this new taskforce?
A: There are two main elements as I see it. Firstly we'll be reviewing the current sanctions for anti-discrimination. The second is an education process, where I want to engage players, the broader football community and NGOs.
Q: Do you think football has done enough to tackle racism, in particular?
A: President Blatter at the Strategic Committee said we've been talking a long time about these issues, but now we have to look at this issue again. Players have clearly not been supported enough, and this is a travesty. Players work hard, the game is their life, their occupation, and we need to do more to support them.
Q: You mentioned fines. Should they be stronger?
A: Fines have clearly not acted as a deterrent and are not working. We need to engage clubs, member associations, some NGOs and campaign groups, and then if there are consecutive infringements, punishments have to follow.
I can't say what I would do if I was a player who was abused on the pitch. But what would happen if a player was being abused in the World Cup final? We have to find some solutions.
Q: Why do you think there has been a resurgence of racism in the game globally?
A: I don't know. Just because racism exists in society, it doesn't mean we have to tolerate it. As a football family we have to sit down, and look at ourselves in the mirror. Do people of colour really have the chance, or equal opportunity to coach or become involved in football administration? I want to have the chance to sit down with players, people who have been victimised, and listen to their experiences.
Q: What are the next steps for your taskforce?
A: The plan is for more concrete proposals to be discussed and formalised at the Executive Committee on 20 and 21 March. I would hope for the Taskforce to comprise representatives from FIFA's six Confederations, and also to involve some campaign groups, who have been fighting to eradicate discrimination for many, many years.
I have very good relations with The FA in England, and I will visit their Chairman and their Equality team shortly.
The mood in the Strategic Committee was that 'enough is enough'. We have to try and get to the root of why such behaviour exists, and by speaking to different people across the game, I hope we can affect change, change behaviour, and also ensure that people have an equality of opportunity to get involved at whatever level in the game.


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Nearly four years ago, when Duke University wanted to create an outpost in the nation's capital, Landy Elliott of Duke's federal relations office tested the waters.
Elliott moved to Washington in 2010 and set up shop in a Starbucks with just her laptop. Today, she's the director of Duke in Washington, a suite of offices that opened in 2012 to give interns, law students, alumni and faculty a base of operations in the political nerve center of the country.
Many colleges and universities have outposts in Washington. Duke's is one of the newest. It's also the latest development in a long tradition of Duke and the University of North Carolina to provide expertise to Congress and federal agencies, and also to make sure that official Washington knows what the schools need.
"Duke has always had an intellectual footprint in Washington," with faculty members often on Capitol Hill to testify or otherwise provide some expertise, and a longstanding law school semester here, Elliott said. But the resource center gives the university a more prominent presence, and activity has "exploded," she said.
Both Duke and the UNC system rank high in federal dollars received for scientific research. Duke received about $553 million and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill $545 million in federal research dollars in 2012.
But, "the actions of the federal government extend beyond funding for research and student aid," said Chris Simmons, Duke's associate vice president for federal relations. "We're extremely interested in and involved with immigration policy, tax policy, fish and wildlife policies (concerning conservation and research), intellectual property rights, patent law. The list can go on and on."
That makes sense when you consider that, after Wal-Mart, the second-largest private employer in the state is Duke, Simmons said.
The Duke in Washington office helps students and staff navigate the capital. It also offers space for Duke people to work and hold academic gatherings, such as a recent forum by the school's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions on deep-sea mining, fishing and oil and gas extraction.
"We make sure we have opportunities for Duke to make an impact and raise its profile," Elliott said.
Simmons, who is based in Durham, said the university wants students and staff "to engage, whether it's on gun control, or climate change, or what's happening in Syria. We have people who think about these issues all the time."
The other side of university representation in the capital is its lobbying, although the people who play the role don't usually use that word.
Lobbying conjures up cash, favors and junkets, they say. Today, Congress has banned most earmarks, or money that lawmakers used to tuck into bills for a particular purpose in one member's district. Simmons and Melissa Vetterkind are registered lobbyists for Duke, but see the role instead as an advocate for the university.
The University of North Carolina also looks on its federal representatives, one in Washington and one in Chapel Hill, as advocates.
"I'm paid to make sure that the interests of public higher education are properly communicated so that we can ensure that we have the resources that we need in order to keep tuition as low as possible and to make sure that the federal financial aid our students need is there, or any other number of issues," said Chapel Hill-based Kimrey Rhinehardt, vice president for federal relations for UNC.
Bradley Ballou works for the university system in Washington, where he meets with members of Congress and agencies that fund research. One of his tasks is guiding visiting university officials through the protocol that's firmly in place in the nation's capital.
"Things as small as you don't drop into a congressman's office and ask to see a staff person," said Rhinehardt, who used to work on Capitol Hill as an aide to Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., when he was a member of the House of Representatives. "You always set it up and know the appointment is for 30 minutes. There are certain parameters and boundaries which are just the way it is."
Both Rhinehardt and Ballou are listed as lobbyists by the Center for Responsive Politics. The state employee database in 2011, the latest available numbers, listed Rhinehardt's salary as $140,028 and Ballou's as $77,501. The Center for Responsive Politics listed UNC as spending $240,000 and Duke $263,000 on lobbying in 2013.
Rhinehardt says she's already calling 2014 "the lost year." Partly that's because elections will occupy the time of all House members and Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., who will seek another six-year term. The budget now is largely in place for the next two years, and she said that most issues the university is concerned about are probably two to three years out.
Immigration, for example, and revisions to the law that sets financial and other higher education policy probably won't be passed in 2014.
Still, Rhinehardt said, "You can't just show up at the 11th hour. You need to make sure that along the way you're communicating a clear, consistent message."
Simmons said some of Duke's priorities now are to continue to push Congress to increase funding for research and be more reliable about when the money will be available so that researchers can do better planning.
On immigration, the university wants Congress to make it possible for students and researchers trained at the school from overseas to be able to stay in this country after graduation, Simmons said. Current policy, he said, makes that "extremely difficult."
Another top concern is student aid policy, including more Pell grant money and more affordable student loans, Simmons said.
On these issues, Duke and UNC work together very closely on Capitol Hill.
"As much as we compete in the field and on the court," Simmons said, "in the halls of Congress we're very unified and working together toward the same goal."


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Hawks, Mounties split two
With a chance to win the state championship on Saturday night, the Hendricken hockey team played fast and aggressive right from the opening faceoff.
But no matter how much pressure the Hawks put on, Mount St. Charles was always up to the task.
After winning game one on Friday night in the best-of-three championship series at Providence College's Schneider Arena, Hendricken out-shot Mount 34-24 on Saturday. Yet, the four-time defending state champion Mounties never trailed, and they withstood a late Hawks' flurry to hang on and win game two 3-2, forcing a winner-take-all game three on Monday night.
The results of game three were unavailable at press time.
Saturday was the second consecutive one-goal game the teams played, as Hendricken won 4-3 in overtime in Friday's game. There wasn't much discernable difference in the level of play between the two nights – besides a rise in penalties for both teams on Saturday – and either team could easily have swept the series.
Fittingly, though, a third game was needed to crown the state champion.
"I'm not surprised," Hendricken head coach Jim Creamer said. "We'll re-group and get back at it on Monday. It'll be an exciting night for everybody."
The top-seeded Hawks and second-seeded Mounties split four regular season meetings this year, each scored 15 total goals during those games and met in the finals last year.
And with the teams so evenly matched and Schneider at near-capacity both nights, the stage was set for a heavyweight fight.
On Friday, Hendricken got two goals from Robbie Buehrer, battled back from a late 3-2 deficit to tie the game at three on a David Mitchell goal with less than two minutes remaining, then won the game on a rebound goal from Paul Filippone with just over a minute to play in overtime.
In net, Billy Palmer made crucial stops en route to a 31-save performance.
The next night, though, in the same exact situation, Mount found a way to hold on.
"We took care of business tonight," Mount coach Dave Belisle said on Saturday. "We played until the final whistle. It was just as exciting as it was last night, but we were on the other end. It's a good feeling to finish off something that I think we took the initiative and started."
The Mounties took a 3-1 lead early in the third period when Steven Donahue II ripped a shot past Palmer with 13:48 to play.
Just over three minutes later, on a power play, Filippone brought the Hawks back within one on a highlight-reel goal from the right circle when he wristed a shot into the top-right corner of the net, past Mount goalie Brian Larence, while being taken down from behind by a Mount defender simultaneously.
And from there, Hendricken did all it could to tie the game. But the only thing it couldn't seem to do was get a puck past Larence.
"Give their goaltender credit," Creamer said. "He did a nice job. He didn't give up a lot of rebounds tonight. We had a lot of first chances, but not a lot of second and third chances."
At the 9:58 mark, Mitchell was denied on a breakaway opportunity, and Matt Creamer was stopped two minutes later on a slap shot from the left circle.
As time began to slip away, the Hawks ratcheted up the pressure.
Filippone got loose on a breakaway, but was denied by Larence, who came out of the crease and slapped the puck away from Filippone while also taking him down.
That resulted in a penalty with 2:21 left, and Hendricken called a timeout.
Armed with a power play, the Hawks won the ensuing faceoff and got a shot on goal from Justin Finan, but Larence again wouldn't budge. In the final minute, Hendricken pulled Palmer from the goal and got another shot from Creamer and a rebound opportunity for Filippone, but neither shot crossed the line.
"He's been big for us this year," Belisle said of Larence. "He might be small in stature, but he's got a big heart. And he's strong for such a small goaltender. They're coming at him 100 miles per hour, and with all that traffic he stands his ground. He did a great job."
Larence also came up big early on, as he kept Hendricken out of the goal despite 10 first period shots. That paved the way for Mount to jump in front.
After the Hawks killed off a 5-on-3 situation, the Mounties were still on a power play with 7:45 remaining when Brian Belisle got them on the board.
The junior received the puck near the blue line and, without a Hendricken defender advancing to him, moved towards the goal. He wristed a perfect shot past Palmer for a 1-0 advantage.
For the game, Hendricken did kill off six of seven penalties, but it couldn't prevent the early deficit.
"With the emotion of the night, we took some uncharacteristically bad penalties," Jim Creamer said. "But they made us work. I thought we did a good job killing, maybe with the exception of that first goal."
The Hawks were able to tie the game midway through the second period when Don Nolte took the puck from the red line into Mount's zone and beat Larence on the left side. Buehrer was credited with an assist.
Only 24 seconds later, however, Mount jumped back in front.
Ryan Berard stationed himself in front of Palmer, and Brian Campbell found him with a pass from behind the goal that Berard one-timed into the right side.
"I think we played every shift as hard and as desperate as possible," Belisle said.
It paid off. Donahue's goal gave the Mounties a two-goal lead, and they hung on to force Monday's showdown.
The three-game series marked the first-time since 2006-07 that there hasn't been a sweep in the championship series. That season, Hendricken defeated Mount for 1-0 in the final game to capture the title.


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Rebuilding year ahead for Glen Rose
After the Lady Beavers' season came to an end Friday, Glen Rose head coach Kyle Lem said it will be difficult to replace the team's five senior starters.
Particularly his two starting pitchers, seniors Madison Jacobs and Tiffany Houpt.
Seniors Stephanie Farber (center field), Hollie Boles (shortstop) and Katie Peterson (left field) also will be graduating — and leaving big shoes to fill.
Still, Lem said his squad has a strong foundation to build on for the program's future.
Sophomores Rebecca Tuggle (catcher), Kyle Shepherd (right field) and Heather Whitfield (third) started every game for the Lady Beavers. Also, freshman Kendall Jacobs (first) will play a major role in rebuilding the team's core.
And when next year's team takes the field, hopefully the sour taste from Friday's loss will serve as inspiration for the returning starters, whom the new players will look toward for leadership.
The 7-0 loss to Mansfield in the opening round of the 3A State Tournament hardly reflected the Lady Beavers' season, which included an undefeated 3A-5 Conference record.
Jacobs gave up seven runs on seven hits while the team made six errors behind her in the field.
"They hit the ball very well," Lem said, adding that Mansfield had three hits in the first inning.
"We kicked it around pretty good for them, too."
Jacobs struck out four batters and walked two.
Offensively, the Lady Beavers only had "four or five hits," Lem said.
"We took a lot of bad swings … and lacked that big hit," he said. "We just didn't come together at the plate."
Lem said, "It was just one of those days."


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On Wednesday, we invited kids and their caretakers to release butterflies into the park's planting beds, and watch as they spread their wings to take their first flight. Photo by Rowa Lee
This week, young participants at Rowa Lee, our photo of the week shows Kylah Bruno, our High Line Kids Play Leader and graduate of our High Line Youth Corps, gently helping a butterfly prepare to fly off into the park.
Thanks to MetLife Foundation, we are able to host Wild Wednesdays every week in the summer. Bring the kids and join us for Wild Wednesdays in August to learn about nature's composters: worms.


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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago City Council committee has signed off on settlements in two lawsuits filed by men who allege they were victims of police torture during the tenure of former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge.
The settlements totaling $7.17 million still need the full City Council's approval.
More than $5 million would go to Michael Tillman, who says officers tortured him for four days until he confessed to murder. He was exonerated after spending more than 23 years in prison.
Additionally, David Fauntleroy would get $1.8 million. He spent 25 years in prison after being charged in a 1983 double murder, but that case was dropped in 2009.
Burge was convicted in 2010 of lying about the torture of suspects and is serving 4 ½ years in prison.


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Open Thread: Talk About What Matters Most to You
Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
Six-year-old Aliyah Shell was standing on the front porch with her mother and younger sister when she was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Chicago.
Seven-year-old Heaven Sutton was standing next to her mother in front of her home selling candy when gunshots rang out on her Chicago block and she crumbled on the pavement, dead from a stray bullet.
Sandra Tyler held her 13-year-old son, Tyquan, in her arms as he bled out on a Chicago sidewalk, another random victim of a senseless, drive-by shooting.
"I held him in my arms on the sidewalk and talked to him while he was fighting for his life," Tyler said in June. "I regret letting him go to the party. He was my baby -- so loving and respectful."
And the list of black and brown children goes on and on…
Without fanfare or pomp and circumstance, mothers and fathers in rural towns and urban cities mourn their children quietly, as their memories fade from America's conscious like tiny footprints in the sand.
There will never be an appropriate time to say that this nation only stands at attention when the majority of victims are white Americans, as was the case at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut, so I might as well say it today.
It is horrifying what happened to those babies. As my mentor, Rebecca, so unerringly stated, for a parent, the thought of what transpired within the confines of Sandy Hook conjures up not just "visceral" emotions, but "primal" urges. We know hallways smelling of chalk and sanitizer, with the faint sounds of math and science echoing down the halls, empty with the exception of the lone student on a bathroom break and the teacher's aide dashing to make copies.
We hear the laughter and screams on the playgrounds; we can imagine the whispers and the memories being made when a crazed gunman burst into their 6- and 7-year-old worlds with a big scary gun that mommy and daddy couldn't save them from. The terror seizes our hearts as if those were our children -- because it could have been. And the biggest fear most parents have is not being there to protect them when they need us most.
But therein lies the fundamental difference.
The nation doesn't stop when the Heavens and Aliyahs of the world are snatched from us too soon. How many outside of our own communities demand gun control legislation when the victim is brown-eyed and kinky-haired, and not blue-eyed and blond?
White American children in this country who become victims of gun violence are a sign of shattered innocence, an anomaly that must be analyzed and dissected to ensure that it doesn't happen again. Black and Brown American children who become victims serve as an indictment of our communities, our homes and our parenting.
Even white perpetrators are treated with kid gloves. Adam Lanza was a good kid, let media and friends tell the tale -- a genius even, who simply exhibited maladaptive social tendencies. His loving mother Nancy, who taught him how to shoot her cache high powered rifles before he shot her in the head multiple times, was an exceptional parent. This tableau leaves many white Americans in paralyzing fear, because, gotdamnit, if being white, rich and Christian doesn't afford you some protection in this crazy, mixed up world, then we're all doomed.
President Barack Obama, a Commander-in-Chief for whom murdered black children has never made the itinerary beyond a Rose Garden soundbite and MTV during the election cycle, rushed to Newtown, Connecticut -- as he did Aurora, Colorado -- to comfort and console the community:
I can only hope it helps for you to know that you're not alone in your grief, that our world, too, has been torn apart, that all across this land of ours, we have wept with you. We've pulled our children tight.
And you must know that whatever measure of comfort we can provide, we will provide. Whatever portion of sadness that we can share with you to ease this heavy load, we will gladly bear it. Newtown, you are not alone.
You know, someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time, walking around.
With their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves, our child, is suddenly exposed to the world, to possible mishap or malice, and every parent knows there's nothing we will not do to shield our children from harm. And yet we also know that with that child's very first step and each step after that, they are separating from us, that we won't — that we can't always be there for them.
They will suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts and disappointments, and we learn that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear. And we know we can't do this by ourselves. It comes as a shock at a certain point where you realize no matter how much you love these kids, you can't do it by yourself, that this job of keeping our children safe and teaching them well is something we can only do together, with the help of friends and neighbors, the help of a community and the help of a nation. And in that way we come to realize that we bear responsibility for every child, because we're counting on everybody else to help look after ours, that we're all parents, that they are all our children.
This is our first task, caring for our children. It's our first job. If we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. That's how, as a society, we will be judged.
And we will be found lacking.
Though President Obama briefly touched on toxic gun violence across the country, the close to 300 Chicago Public Schools students killed by violence over a 3 year period still deserve a vigil; the 27 Palestinian children killed by U.S. and Israeli funded weaponry in this latest conflict deserve a vigil; the 178 children killed by U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen also deserve a vigil.
More urgently, as a nation we must move beyond the shallow rhetoric of "we can do better" to actually implementing targeted, effective policies across the spectrum, from gun control to mental health, that will dismantle the blood-thirsty war machine, domestic castes systems and the entrenched systemic and systematic racism that leaves white America stunned when incomprehensible violence kicks in their front doors and the rest of America resigned when it tears down theirs.
Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't make it more heinous because there were 20 children murdered at one time in a quiet, well-to-do enclave; there is no package deal on grief. The unconscionable act of the killer may take brutal to new heights, but it does not tilt the scales on the collective value of the lives lost. Peel apart the tear-stained layers, and there are individual families who will grieve in their homes alone years after the candles have been blown out and the flowers have withered and died. And they are no different from families suffering in silence around the world.
Red and yellow, black and white, they are all precious. And until we, as human beings, begin to treat them as such, until we purposefully live the creed that "an injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere," our chickens will continue to come home to roost.
And innocent children will continue to fall victims to a world not of their own making.
***In honor of the 27 innocent victims of violence in Newtown, Connecticut, and all over the world. May they rest in peace and love.***
This article was reprinted with permission from Clutch.